Budget 2016: Vulnerable young people offered work pathway

Federal government targets work readiness of young people and those on welfare.

UpdatedUpdated 4 May 2016

By
Hannah Sinclair

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The federal government says a multi-million dollar program targeting vulnerable young people will see thousands involved in internship programs and receiving on the job training.

The $752 million Youth jobs PaTH – Prepare, Trial, Hire - will begin from 1 April 2017 and will involve young job seekers participating in intensive pre-employment skills training within five months of registering with ‘jobactive’.

The participants will take part in an internship program with up to 120,000 placements over four years. The job seekers will receive $200 per fortnight on top of their regular income support payment while participating in the internship. Businesses who take on interns will receive an upfront payment of $1000.